"favour" meaning in Middle English

See favour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /faːˈvuːr/, /ˈfaːvur/ Forms: faver [alternative], favor [alternative], favoure [alternative], ffavour [alternative], fovour [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin faveō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin favor Old French favorbor. Middle English favour Borrowed from Anglo-Norman favour, favur, from Latin favor. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|fro:favor<ety:inh<la:favor>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin faveō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin favor Old French favorbor. Middle English favour [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to be well disposed or inclined toward, favor, countenance, befriend", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "faveō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "amphikinetic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-s", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ōs", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ōs", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-or", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "favor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "favor", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "favour", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="favour">, {{bor+|enm|xno|favour}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman favour, {{der|enm|la|favor}} Latin favor Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} favour, {{enm-noun|-}} favour (uncountable)
  1. goodwill, benevolent regard Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-favour-enm-noun-M0T7pvkI Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Appearance Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 32 10 3 3 3 35 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 47 4 4 4 40 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 47 4 4 4 40 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 40 3 3 3 49 Disambiguation of Appearance: 56 9 16 9 9
  2. assistance, support, aid Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-favour-enm-noun-TO6Ki4AS
  3. attractiveness, beauty Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-favour-enm-noun-feDIWGXg
  4. partiality, prejudice Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-favour-enm-noun-av3gKRDh
  5. (rare) forgiveness, lenience Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-favour-enm-noun-TtT4IzZb Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 32 10 3 3 3 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 28 7 2 2 2 50 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 47 4 4 4 40 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 47 4 4 4 40 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 40 3 3 3 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 5 5 5 66 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 6 6 6 61 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 19 5 5 5 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: favourable, favourere, favouren

Alternative forms

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